1. All executive power shall be vested in a Governor, elected by the voters of the state. He or she shall have the power to appoint a cabinet, heads of agencies, and any board positions as the legislature may approve. He can cast a tie breaking vote in the event of a tie vote in the legislature.
2. All legal adult citizens of the state of Rio Grande shall be eligible to become governor. They must not have a felony record, or be charged with a felony.
3. The term of the governor shall be four years. No governor shall serve more than two terms. Election times shall be designated by the legislature.
4. There shall be no vice-governors or lieutenant governors. In the event of a governor’s death or incapacity, there shall be immediate elections set by congress.
Article II-Legislative Branch
1. The legislature shall be vested in a single body, a Congress of twelve persons. They shall have all power to pass state laws, set the terms of their enforcement, order the collection of taxes and fees, and to impeach the Governor for crimes.
2. All adult citizens of the State of Rio Grande shall be eligible to become Congressmen. They must not have a felony record, or be charged with a felony.
3. The term of congressmen shall be four years. Council members may serve no more than three terms. Election times shall be designated by the legislature.
4. In the event of a congressman’s death or incapacity, there shall be immediate elections as set by the legislature.
Article III-Judicial Branch
1. All state judicial power shall be vested in a State Supreme Court, as well as Criminal and Civil Courts as Congress shall designate.
2. All state judges are appointed for life by the Governor, subject to approval by Congress and subject to Recall by the voters of the state or Impeachment by the legislature.
3. All judges must avoid conflicts of interest. Failure to do so may result in Impeachment, Recall, or possible criminal prosecution or sentencing.
Article IV- State Bill of Rights
1. All rights designated by the US Constitution are valid and supported by the State of Rio Grande’s Constitution as well.
2. All citizens of the United States who are also residents of the State of Rio Grande who have lived in the state continuously for more than seven years, or seven years over a period of not more than the last fourteen years, have the Right to Vote in all state elections. The State of Rio Grande shall not impede nor deny that right in any way, nor shall any resident, organization, group, business, or institution, whether from within the state or from outside of it.
3. All residents of the State of Rio Grande have a guaranteed Right to Food, Shelter, and Healthcare. It is illegal to deny these to any human in the state based on a person’s lack of funds.
4. All residents of the City-State of Rio Grande have the Right to Privacy insofar as it does not directly impede the rights of others nor cause harm to others. The State of Rio Grande and all residents within it shall not impede such rights.
5. All residents of the State of Rio Grande have the Right to Language. All may speak the language of their choice without fear of discrimination or reprisal, including but not to limited to English, Spanish, Kickapoo as spoken by the Kickapoo Tribe, Indeh and Cherokee as spoken by Apache and Cherokee of the state, and any and all other American Indian languages. The state shall be committed to teaching English and Spanish to all residents in their schools in the manner most likely to preserve and promote the use of these languages.
Amendments
1. This constitution may be amended by a two thirds vote of the Congress, approval by the Governor, and two thirds vote of the voters.